Daily Republican., 1887-03-04
sUssRAL OF JUDGE woo4rzN.
The Services ~ Gsorgetown Yesterday
lnverment In Indian River Hundred.

Tho services ~ 6eorgetown Yesterday
1nsermsut In Indian River Hundred.
The funeral OF Judge Wootten took
place ~ 0eorsstown yestorday, and wse
the largest ever ooeo 40 thai town, beio q
attended BY nearly AL the residents Of
the place, and large delegations from
this city, Middletown, Dover, Milford
and Laurel.
The delegation from this city did not
arrive until 2 O'Clock, but those from
Dover arrived on the noon train, and
consisted of Governor Biggs, Chief ms.
tice O0megys, Judge Houston, Judge
0fubb, Attorney General Paynser, ex
Governors James Ponder, John w.
Hall and Charles O. Stock Icy, and the
following members Of the Kent County
bar: N. B. Bmithers, Ed ward RidRely
George v. Massey, James L. Woicott,
II. Il. johnson, James Per niwell, W.
T. 6mithers, Charles II. b. Day, james
B. L0flapd, John A. Nicholson, John
X. Nicholson, j. Alexander Fulton and
Henry W. Cannon, editor Of the Dover
Sentinel.
The Sussex delegation consisted Of
Charles N. Cullen, John B. MeFee,
Edward L. Martin, Alfred p. Robin
son, Robert o. White, Charles y. Rich
ards, Edward d. Hearn and Charl les L.
Moore. Other prominent visitors were
DR.. Nathan Pratt, Of Milford, who, with
DR.. q. II. Richards, Of Georgetown, at
teuded the Judge during his last illness
State Senators Hugh Martin and Thos.
Bacon, and Robert H. Davis, Of Mil
ford; Prothonotary George Maxwell
Collector John W. Causey. Lsvy Court
men Serick r. Shallcross and Joseph
Roberts. all Of New CASTLE County.
The remains were encased In q cloth
covered casket and loid In the parlor oi
his late residence. From the time the
doors we're thrown open In the morn,
ing, there was . steady stream of PEG.
pie passing through the house to take q
last look at the features of him whom
the majority of them had known all
their lives
About Q 80 O'Clock Judge ComeRys
walked into the room with Judge Hous
ton leaning on his arm, and followed By
Judge Gtubb, and - thsy stood for Z
few moments alongside Of the caske
containing the remains of their late %
sociate. each was visibly affected, and
tears caDe to their eyes. They wer,
followed by the delegations from her,
and elsew here. and As soon as the las
visitor had passed. through the room th.
lid OF the casket Was put in place, ani
the funeral procession formed.
The pall-boarers were Chief Justio,
IJohn X. McFee, Charles M. Cullen An(
IN. B. Smithers, E,Qs.
The immediate relatives Of the de
lceased, with IN old oolored servant VII,
had been In the judges family TO
lyears, rode In carriages, and the pail
bearers, with the visitors and other
who attended, followed on foot. Tn
lprocesslon moved to St. Paul's Episco
IpAl church, at the entrance to which th,
oasket was covered with . purple clotl
and borne up the aisle to the chancel
preceded by the Rev. j. O. Kerr, O
Milford, form erly pastor OF the church
repeating the scriptural selections from
the prayer book. When the casket Va
placed before the altar rail the choi
chanted the usual selection. Then fol
flowed the selection of scripture takel
from 1st Corinthians. The con gregation
which filled the church to overfi0winp
sang ASLEEP In Jesus" After chat
ing the Apostles Greed and tho iniC
nation OF pray ers by the rector, tn
congregati0n sang Lead Kindly Light,
and the coffin was taken back to tn
hearse and driven to st. George
chapel, In Indian River Hundred
where 1t was inferred In the famil
bury ing ground.
After the services In the church tn
visitors from distance were entertain
cd at lunch by DR.. G. Fl Richards, an
the greater number Of them left ON th
! special train ut 4 O'Clock.
At Harrington IL WAS found that th
express from Old Point was an hou
and . half late. and the conductor +,
ctived orders to catch the regular pa
senger train NJ Clayton. The run OF
miles was n ade In 81 minutes, inclu(
ing stop At Dover. The average spec
while running Was q mile per minut'
The car was attached to the passenge
tralu. which had waited 20 minutes 6
Clayton. The train arrived In this cit
4. q few minutes behind eched ule time.
The will of Judge Wootten wss fle
with the Register i'm med lately after b
death, and will be opened to-day.
far rs known bis property consists {
j. one-half interest in the brick hotel ,
Georgetown, bis homo, tead and anoth,
residence, two farms in Sussex Count
and the Ebbitt House IN this city.
is known that much Of this property
mortgaged. 1t 10 rumored that the 4
!. tate Is to be divided between his gran,
daughter and Alfred w Wootten OF I4aure
Q relative.
Labor Drives Away Capital.
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